A handbook for social science field research : essays & bibliographic sources on research design and methods /: essays & bibliographic sources on research design and methods. (©2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ellen Perecman, Sara R. Curran.
• Other Names: Perecman, Ellen; Curran, Sara R
• Contents: PART I: Selecting the Right Tools; Overview; 1. Archives; The Past is Another Country by Robert Vitalis; Bibliography; 2. Case Studies; Case-Based Research by Andrew Schrank; Bibliography; 3. Ethnographic Methods; Ethnography: Theory and Methods by Alma Gottlieb; Bibliography; 4. Oral Histories; Oral Histories as Methods and Sources by Tamara Giles-Vernick; Bibliography; 5. Focus Groups; Focus Group Interviews by Susan Short; Bibliography; 6. Surveys and Secondary Data Sources; Using Survey Data in Social Science Research in Developing Countries by Albert Park; Bibliography on Survey Research; 7. Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Tools; Qualitative Research: Does it Fit in Economics? by Michael Piore; Bibliography; PART II: Essentials for the Conduct of Research; Overview; 1. Essentials for Ethnography; Ethnographic Research by Stevan Harrell; 2. Essentials for the Case Study Method; The Case Study and Causal Research by Andrew Shrank; 3. Essentials for Research Design; In Search of the Holy Grail: Projects, Proposals, and Research Design, But Mostly about Why Writing a Dissertation Proposal is So Difficult by Michael Watts; 4. Research Ethics are Essential; Ethical Considerations for Research in Cross-Cultural Settings by Sara Curran; Bibliography; 5. Maintaining Perspective is Essential; Bringing It All Back Home: Personal Reflections on Friends, Findings, and Fieldwork by Andrew Schrank
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, Calif : Sage Publications
• Publication Date: 2006
• Copyright Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvi, 254 pages)
• Subjects: 300.72/3; Social sciences -- Fieldwork; Social sciences -- Research; Social sciences -- Methodology; Sciences sociales -- Recherche sur le terrain; Sciences sociales -- Recherche; Sciences sociales -- Méthodologie; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Research; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Methodology; Social sciences -- Fieldwork; Social sciences -- Methodology; Social sciences -- Research; Sciences sociales -- Méthodologie; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441628282; 1441628282; 9781412973427; 1412973422; 9781412983211; 1412983215
• Related ISBNs: 1412916801; 141291681X; 9781412916806; 9781412916813
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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